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Hello Fellow Ramblers,I'm stepping in to lead our walk set for Friday, September 21 and only hope that I can fill the big shoes of my predecessors! (No puns intended.)Hopefully, we will be hiking the Joseph Raab County Park, which I'm told is less likely to be unwalkably muddy during this rainy season than some other area trails. The park is on the site of iron ore mines that flourished in York County in the mid to late 1800s. My husband and I walked this park today and found it both pretty and interesting.The hike is approximately two miles and took us approximately an hour. The terrain is somewhat hilly in the middle section, but all-in-all it can be considered a moderate hike. Please be sure to bring bug spray as there were some mosquitoes.Directions to the parking lot: Route 30 West to left on Route 616. Follow Route 616 for five and a half miles to right on Green Valley Road (this is a hard right just before you enter Seven Valleys). Follow Green Valley Road two miles to right on Hoff Road. Parking lot is one half mile on the left. The mapquest address is 2600 Hoff Road, Seven Valleys PA 17360. From the Springdale area of York it took me approximately 20 minutes to drive to the parking lot. (I cut off the Route 30 part and just picked up 616 in York New Salem.) Please plan to meet at the parking lot by 9 am.If the rains that are forecast for mid-week deluge us, I'll change the hiking course to a paved route through York College, the Water Company Park, and Wyndham Hills. This course would involve parking at the Colonial Shopping Center at George and Rathton/Country Club Road. I'll confirm by email Friday morning which of the two routes we'll take and will only opt for the second route if mud looks to be a real issue. Hope I haven't made this too complicated!Christy
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